One in 3 extends performances by one week

by PegNews wire

Originally scheduled to close this upcoming weekend, the new controversial Project X piece, One in 3, has already proven to be a success and will extend for one more week of performances. The play will now close on February 7.

Three women are in front of you in the checkout line at the grocery store. Odds are excellent that one of them has had an abortion. You’re sitting in the bleachers at your kid’s soccer game, chatting with three women in the next row. Odds are, one of them has had an abortion. You’re helping yourself to tuna casserole at a church potluck. Three women are setting out tea and punch at the next table. Odds are, one of them has had an abortion.

Few women ever discuss their abortions, even with their intimate friends. Because abortion – an experience shared by one in three American women – is the last great taboo, a secret millions of women carry in silence. One in 3 tells the sometimes wrenching, often surprising, and even occasionally humorous stories of a group of women who have virtually nothing in common except the need to confront this most complex and personal of decisions.

The Dallas premiere is only the beginning for One in 3. The National Network of Abortions Funds plans to sponsor a national tour of the play to major cities across the U.S. The rights to the script, scenery, and film will be released to the Network, which will also make them available for translation into other languages and for independent productions in other cities. With this expanded platform, One in 3 has the potential to generate a new national dialogue around abortion, shifting the conversation from the political controversy to the personal reality.

The piece is directed by Raphael Parry. Some performances (Jan. 22, 24, 28, 31) will even be followed by talk-backs with the artists and activists. Wednesdays are pay-what-you-can. Purchase tickets ($15-20) online or by calling 214-421-2400.

Posted by Shawn